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Test hypotheses through experiments and disposable tools.
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| name | dig |
| description | Test hypotheses through experiments and disposable tools. |
Enumerate plausible hypotheses, including alternatives to the leading explanation.
State each hypothesis in one sentence.
Define the observable result that would confirm or refute each hypothesis.
Test independent hypotheses in parallel when delegation is available.
Run the cheapest experiment that distinguishes the remaining hypotheses.
Write disposable tools when they make evidence observable or repeatable.
Report each hypothesis as confirmed, refuted, or inconclusive; cite the evidence.
If refuted or inconclusive, derive follow-up hypotheses from the evidence.
Apply the Systems Thinking workflow from AGENTS.md when a task may be misframed, under-specified, or tangled with adjacent concerns.
Research the workspace for a topic. Report patterns in the corpus.
Open the files, directories, and links relevant to the current context.
Iteratively improve writing.
Design or refine software architecture.
Delegate task(s) to background sub-agent(s).
